Lemon Law for California

Recently Senate Bill 1718 was signed by Governor Gray Davis.

This bill alters Lemon Law protections for new vehicle owners and small businesses.  It modifies Lemon Law coverage by reducing the number of failed repair attempts from four to two on defects likely to cause death or serious bodily injury before a vehicle is considered a lemon.  It also expands Lemon Law protection to those vehicles with a manufacturer’s weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds that are bought or used primarily for business. 
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California’s Lemon Law was recently revised, adding valuable new protection for consumers of new vehicles purchased or leased after January 1, 2001.  Under this new revision, if a vehicle is repaired two times for a defect that is likely to result in serious bodily injury or death, the vehicle is “presumed” to be a lemon.

This is great news for consumers with problems such as vehicle stalling, brake failure, steering problems, and other obvious safety related issues.
In addition, the new revision states that vehicles used primarily for business purposes are also entitled to Lemon Law protection, as long as the registered owner of the vehicle does not have more than five vehicles registered in his/her name/business.
If you have a vehicle that has suffered from repeated safety problems, we invite you to call our law offices for a free case review and consultation.

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No. The presumption is neither a requirement nor a prerequisite. There are many situations which do not exactly meet the “lemon law” presumption, but which may still entitle you to “lemon law” protection. So long as the defect affects safety, value, or use, and occurred within the warranty period, and cannot be repaired after a reasonable number of repair attempts, the vehicle is entitled to these legal protections. One of our attorneys will be glad to review your situation to see whether it is covered.

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